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Restoring Roosevelt’s head
Donations sought for memorial preservation project BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Fund for Roosevelt is acting to conserve and preserve a significant piece of the borough’s history — the sculpture of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Above: A member of Aegis Restauro, an art and architecture conservation firm based in Belle Meade, works on the restoration…
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U.F. officials split over supporting open space project
Resolution of support fails in 3-2 vote BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Despite Upper Freehold Township’s lack of support, the second phase of the Breza Road land preservation project refuses to die. The township had entered into a partnership with Allentown, the Trust for Public Land (TPL), New Jersey Green Acres, the Monmouth Conservation Foundation, Monmouth…
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The late Ed Schlinski gets a chance to provoke again
Art show at the factory 1-7 p.m. Sept. 25-26 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Many Rooseveltians lost their devil’s advocate, sports commentator, dirty-joke teller and all-around-themulberry bush talker when Edward Schlinski passed away at the age of 63 in 1983. Roosevelt’s Margaret Schlinski looks at a self-portrait created by her late husband, Edward Schlinski, in…
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NJEA still acting badly, and needs a ‘timeout’
CODA – GREG BEAN I say this in the kindest way I know. If anyone at the New Jersey Education Association is reading this, will you please SHUT UP! On Wednesday, Aug. 8, Gov. Chris Christie’s administration filed an application for $268 million in federal stimulus aid through the Education Jobs Fund. Granted, the administration…
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Your voice … your vote
CORNER OFFICE – PETER SMYTH I am always amazed when I talk to young people and they tell me they have not voted. It is a privilege we often take for granted. Now that we are into September, the traditional start date for political campaigns to kick into high gear, the stakes are incredibly high.…
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Freehold Reg. H.S. class of ’65 to hold reunion
The class of 1965 of Freehold Regional High School and Southern Freehold Regional High School will hold its 45th reunion on Saturday, Oct. 16, at Mike Doolan’s in Spring Lake Heights. For reservations or further information, contact Dr. Harry Carter at 732- 431-1639.
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Financial planner to speak at meeting
Sharon S. Ellis-Champagne, certified financial planner (CFP) and vice president of investments with Wells Fargo Advisors, will discuss how to make informed investment decisions at the at the 2 p.m. Sept. 21 meeting of the BUNWC Tri-County Chapter of the Brandeis National Committee at the Robbinsville branch library, 42 Allentown Robbinsville Road, Robbinsville. The Brandeis…
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Brain injury forum slated for Sept. 23
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will offer its free educational session, Brain Injury Basics for Families, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 23 at Universal Institute, 73 Dudley Street, Long Branch. The program, designed for family members of people who have sustained brain injuries, provides a presentation and forum for questions. People with brain injuries and…
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